NEW YORK CITY—Theory Holdings, LLC, a prominentcontemporary fashion apparel and accessory design firm, has signeda long-term lease for 79,000 square feet at the newly renamed2 Gansevoort St. office building owned by theWilliam Kaufman Organization in the Meat PackingDistrict.

The new tenant will occupy a portion of the ground floor and theentire second, third and fourth floors of the building situated atthe intersection of West 13th, Horatio and Gansevoort streets inthe Greenwich Village Historic District at 320 West 13th St.

Theory Holdings expects to relocate from its current quarters at40 Gansevoort St. in the first quarter of 2015. Founded in 1997 byAndrew Rosen and Elie Tahari,Theory is a contemporary fashion label that sells men's and women'sclothes and accessories. The company maintains 16 retail stores and13 outlet stores in the United States. The label is sold at majorhigh-end retailers such as Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor,Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Barney's New York.Theory is owned by Fast Retailing of Japan.